For more information regarding the security incident at F5, the actions we are taking to address it, and our ongoing efforts to protect our customers, click here.

Forum Discussion

sheikh_316862's avatar
sheikh_316862
Icon for Nimbostratus rankNimbostratus
Aug 02, 2018

Hi Guys ,does virtual ip forwarding support ssl offloading,

I have requirement in which customer is asking me that he want SSl connection type on servers are hosted on internet and source is from lan network. I wont go for SSl offloading.If I would choose th...
LTM
security
Niels_van_Sluis's avatar
Niels_van_Sluis
Icon for MVP rankMVP
Aug 03, 2018

No, that will not work:

 

Virtual servers capable of performing SSL decryption/encryption

 

If you want the BIG-IP system to decrypt and/or encrypt SSL traffic, you must define the following virtual server type:

 

Standard The standard virtual server is the only virtual server type that can be associated with Client SSL and Server SSL profiles, and perform SSL decryption and/or encryption. If you want the BIG-IP system to decrypt and/or encrypt SSL traffic, you must import the SSL certificates to the BIG-IP system and configure a standard virtual server and appropriate SSL profile.

 

Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12015